Job Description

Post available

: Part-Time Support Worker - 8 hours per week average.

Hours

: Week 1 Tuesday 7pm to Midnight and Thursday 7pm to midnight.

Week 2 Tuesday 7pm to midnight. Thursday 7pm to midnight. Fridays 11am to 5pm and 7pm to Midnight (split shift).

Salary

: 13.97p/h weekdays, 15p/h weekends, sleep in shift 10.78 per hour, and double time on bank holidays.

Interview date

: TBC

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small team on a new package of care, which is allowing the client to live independently.

Our client is a man in his late 40's with a brain injury, physical difficulties, and a visual impairment. He is a very sociable character, easy to warm to and loves a bit of friendly banter, especially if it is football related. He occasionally gets frustrated, but he is able to discuss this and reflect on it afterwards.

He is football crazy and loves anything to do with Liverpool Football Club, not least going to the pub to watch the TV coverage of games. He enjoys time with his family, being in the sunshine, making music, and watching films. Over recent months our client has become less inclined to spend time away from home and we are looking for a skilled support worker who can support him to get back to spending time doing the things he previously loved.

He is very excited at recently completing an independent living trial and as a result has been living independent from January 2024. The client receives support from his team Monday to Friday, with weekend care currently being provided by family, though this may change in the future and further care hours will be available.

Currently your role would be preparing his meals and supporting with day to day domestic tasks. He only requires minimal personal care, for example support getting into the bath and dressing his lower half.

You won't require your own car, but you will need to be a confident driver of our client's own automatic vehicle. This will be mainly on short local drives to appointments, for shopping, to pub for the football etc, and possibly further afield on holidays.

Job Specifications

1) To work with our client, a man who has a brain injury, in his own home and in the community.

2) To enable him to participate in recreational and leisure activities, both at home and in the community - such as caring for his pet, going to the pub, social events.

3) To carry out light domestic duties in his house as appropriate, including meal preparation.

4) To act as a driver, using his vehicle mainly locally, and further afield if needed

5) To provide daytime and evening support

6) To have availability enough to offer cover for staff holidays and sickness.

7) To aid and support the client as directed by the Case Manager.

8) To follow an agreed approach, and use strategies documented in the support plan, working in collaboration with the client's family, case manager, team leader and any other professionals when required.

9) To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager.

10) To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client.

11) To provide assistance and support as directed by the Case Manager, and to be responsible to the client via the Case Manager.

12) Any other appropriate and reasonable task in relation to the employment as agreed with the client and Case Manager.

13) To provide daily ongoing support/prompts to assist the client to undertake personal care and domestic activities.

14) To accompany the client on holidays and weekends away when required.

About You

Essential Qualifications/Experience

You must be able to read information contained in reports, and also present information clearly and accurately when communicating with the team via emails and reports.

You must have the ability to work on your own unsupervised, or as part of a team.

You must have a full UK driving licence and be a confident driver of manual/automatic vehicles.

You must be prepared to provide minimal personal care

Desirable experience

To have a knowledge or level of understanding around Brain Injury

To have experience of working in a community setting or people's own homes

To have an interest in sport, particularly football.

Skills and Aptitudes

The following skills and aptitudes are when working with our client.

1) You should have a non - judgmental approach with the ability to see things from other peoples' perspective and be respectful of their lifestyle choices.

2) A calm communication style with clear pronunciation when speaking.

3) An understanding of the 'enabling approach' and the ability to judge when direction needs to be offered to the client.

4) A sense of humour is vital, along with an understanding of appropriate boundaries, with a mature, confident, and professional approach.

5) To be able to integrate an understanding of brain injury - displaying empathy but with a non-patronising approach.

6) The ability to follow the support plan, the case manager/team leader and guidance, and to accept feedback.

7) To display an understanding that the workplace is also the client's home.

8) Have flexibility and a willingness to step in and help the client and family when the situation demands it.

9) Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of people involved with the client.

10) To be self-motivated and able to work unsupervised with the client

11) Be Conscientiousness, have good timekeeping and good record keeping, using paper documentation and/or a laptop.

12) Ability to identify and manage potential risks, to safeguard the client.

13) The ability to use initiative and adapt to different situations and/or learn new skills.

14) To understand the dynamics and professional boundaries when working in family environments

Pay and Conditions

You will be employed by the client via their Deputy and managed day to day by Northern Lifetime.

You will be line managed by the Case Manager on behalf of the Deputy.

The contract allows for 5.6 weeks paid leave and 2 weeks paid sick leave.

You will receive initial and on-going training, plus regular supervision from the Case Manager.

Rates of pay: 13.97 p/h weekday hours, 15 p/h weekend hours, sleep in shift if ever required is currently 10.78, and double time per hour on bank holidays

What to do next?

If you would like to apply for this position, please complete the application form and
email it to us, or post it to Northern Lifetime, Po Box 5997, Sheffield, S5 5BZ. Please note that we won't accept emailed CVs alone for consideration - our clients are unique individuals, and we feel that dedicated applications are most suitable for them and us - thank you.

Please note we will not be able to provide sponsorships for this role and therefore will not be able to process any candidates that require sponsorship.
For an informal discussion about this role please feel free to contact Correen on
07988 796063 quoting reference NLT/CC/Sheffield.
Note also that this job is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 13.97-15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8 per week

Physical Setting:

Homecare
Shift:

Day shift Night shift
Work days:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Do you have a full UK driving licence?
Language:

English (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/08/2025
Reference ID: NLT/CC/LT/Sheffield